It's said that the origin of the term, "deadgrass" lies with a long departed Chesapeake Bay Retriever breeder from Maryl...
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Is Your Dog Square, Rectangle, or “Off Square?”
By and large, the dog you have at your side is either built like a square (as in the Boxer), built like a rectangle (thi...
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Shih Tzu Monikers
Nicknames. We have them for our dogs, and breeds are known to have them, as well. To wit: the Weimaraner is known as the...
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Blanketbacks
Treeing Walker Coonhounds got their descriptive moniker, “treeing coonhound” because they were faster than English...
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“Susan” Wasn’t Not Elizabeth’s First Pembroke
The only people who aren’t aware of Queen Elizabeth I’s affection and affiliation with the Pembroke Welsh Co...
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A Case for Terriers
“It sometimes takes days, even weeks, before a dog’s nerves tire. In the case of terriers it can run into mo...
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“The Bravest Dog He’d Ever Seen”
During the final years of World War II, a stray black Labrador Retriever named Rex was recruited by the British Army as ...
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Out of the Mouths of Babes
Antonio was only 18 years old when he decided to develop a breed specially suited to hunt wild boar. He shared his visio...
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What’s Spotted, Wrinkled, Hairless and Has Six Toes?
Dogs that are spotted, wrinkled, hairless and have six toes can be found in the AKC’s Non-Sporting Group, as dive...
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It’s Not Like There is More than One Blue Terrier
You get one chance to get this right. In Irish, the name of this breed is “Brocaire Gorm,” translated literally as t...
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A Snippet of Coton de Tulear History
Where the Coton de Tulear originated before it found its way to the island of Madagascar in the 16th century isn’...
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The Parts Person
Are you a “parts person?” It’s easy to become one. When studying dog structure, we often focus on lear...
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The Head Rules (But Color Matters, Too)
The Boerboel is such an impressive dog that color almost takes a back seat to its other attributes. The head, for instan...
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Missing Pedigrees
At the beginning of WWII, dog club activity had virtually ceased in Hungary, as did hunting with one’s Vizsla. Bec...
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You Be the Judge
Be the critic. We seldom write book reviews here, but a book published just this year (2018) has caught our attention no...
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The Seeing Eye Lab Prevented a Murder
No one likes unwanted attention, but when that attention becomes obsessive, it often points to a stalker. This is what E...
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Why the ACD Was Needed
1813 was an important year for cattlemen in Australia. The discovery of a route westward from Sydney through the Blue Mo...
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Pomeranian Confusion!
Perform a Google search on “overweight Pomeranian,” and one will get pages and pages of diet tips for a Pom....
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All Colors At Once: A Rainbow Litter
Bearded Collies are born in four main colors (with or without white markings): Black, brown, blue (dilute black), and f...
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A Napoleonic Bloodhound
When it comes to canines, history typically associates Napoleon with Pugs and Newfoundland; Pugs, because Josephine̵...
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